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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Firearms prohibition orders

299: Offence to supply firearms, etc, to person subject to firearms prohibition order

You could also call this:

"It's an offence to give guns or ammo to someone not allowed to have them"

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You must not give a person a firearm or ammunition if you know they are not allowed to have one. This includes standard firearms, pistols, and other types of weapons. If you break this rule, you can get in trouble. You can get a prison sentence if you give a firearm to someone who is not allowed to have one. The sentence can be up to 7 years if the firearm is restricted. For other cases, the sentence can be up to 5 years. If you give someone a firearm when you know they are not allowed to have one, you are committing an offence. This means you can be convicted and sentenced to prison. The law is clear about what you can and cannot do when it comes to firearms.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Firearms prohibition orders

299Offence to supply firearms, etc, to person subject to firearms prohibition order

  1. A person must not supply, or give possession of, any standard firearm, pistol, pistol carbine conversion kit, restricted weapon, airgun, imitation firearm, magazine, part of a standard firearm or restricted weapon, restricted item, or ammunition to another person knowing that the other person is subject to a firearms prohibition order.

  2. A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,—

  3. if the person supplies or gives possession of a restricted firearm, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 7 years:
    1. in any other case, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years.